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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - BC - 2020.05.07CITY v 0 ticow � � rPORATED Thursday, May 7, 2020 City of Burlingame Meeting Agenda - Final Beautification Commission 6:30 PM BURLINGAME CITY HALL 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CA 94010 Burlingame Recreation Center Online On March 17, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-29-20 suspending certain provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act in order to allow for local legislative bodies to conduct their meetings telephonically or by other electronic means. Pursuant to the Shelter -in -Place Order issued by the San Mateo County Health Officer on March 16, 2020, the statewide Shelter -in -Place Order issued by the Governor in Executive Order N-33-20 on March 19, 2020, and the CDC's social distancing guidelines which discourage large public gatherings, the Recreation Center will not be open to the public for the May 7, 2020 Beautification meeting. Members of the public may view the meeting by logging into the Zoom meeting listed below. The meeting video will be uploaded to the City's website after the meeting. Members of the public may provide written comments by email to recreation@burlingame.org. Emailed comments should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting, or note that your comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda or is on the Consent Calendar. The length of the emailed comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 250-300 words. To ensure that your comment is received and read to the Beautification Commission for the appropriate agenda item, please submit your email no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 7, 2020. The City will make every effort to read emails received after that time, but cannot guarantee such emails will be read into the record. Any emails received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline which are not read into the record will be provided to the Beautification Commission after the meeting. All votes are unanimous unless separately noted for the record. 1. CALL TO ORDER City of Burlingame Page 1 Printed on 413012020 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final May 7, 2020 To Join the Zoom Meeting The link below does not look like a hyperlink, but it is. https://us02web.zoom. us/j/87623465838?pwd=cGozVnivUTdFSTY4KzBlbTBITmxvUT09 Meeting ID: 876 2346 5838 Password: 828944 One tap mobile +16699006833„87623465838#„1#,828944# US (San Jose) +12532158782„87623465838#„1#,828944# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 876 2346 5838 Password: 828944 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kuPYOazP! 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES a. BBC Minutes February 6, 2020 Attachments: BBC Minutes February 6, 2020 4. CORRESPONDENCE 5. FROM THE FLOOR Speakers may address the Commission concerning any matter over which the Commission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda. Additional public comments on agenda action items will be heard when the Commission takes up those items. The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the Commission from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. Speakers are asked to fill out a "request to speak" card located on the table by the door and hand it to staff, although provision of name, address or other identifying information is optional. Speakers are limited to three minutes each, although the Commission may adjust the time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers. 6. OLD BUSINESS City of Burlingame Page 2 Printed on 413012020 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final May 7, 2020 a. Business Landscape Award Status for 2020 b. Residential Sustainable Landscape Award Status for 2020 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Parks and Recreation Department COVID 19 Update 8. REPORTS 9. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS Next Regular Meeting: June 4, 2020 Notice: Any attendees wishing accommodations for disabilities should contact the Parks & Recreation Dept. at (650) 558-7330 at least 24 hours before the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is available for review at the Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Avenue, during normal office hours. The Agendas and minutes are also available on the City's website: www.burlingame.org. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Burlingame Beautification Commission regarding any items on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at 850 Burlingame Avenue during normal business hours. City of Burlingame Page 3 Printed on 413012020 BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION Draft Minutes February 6, 2020 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Beautification Commission was called to order at 6:30 pm by Commissioner Kearney. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Kirchner, Kearney, Hunt, Dinuri and Bauer Absent: None Staff. City Arborist/Parks Superintendent Disco and Recording Secretary Borba Others: None MINUTES Commissioner Hunt made a motion to approve the December 5, 2019 minutes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kirchner and was approved 5-0. CORRESPONDENCE None PUBLIC COMMENT None OLD BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Report on Solar Panels and Trees Commissioner Kirchner stated the committee will work on the recommendations listed on the staff report. Commissioner Bauer and Commissioner Dinuri will work on Recommendation #2 to update the Urban Forest Management Plan and the City Ordinance to reference both Acts. Commissioner Kirchner and Dinuri will work on Recommendation #3 to develop and provide information to the Community Development Department regarding homeowner's rights under the Acts, and to develop a power point presentation to educate the public and report back next month. 2. Power Point Presentation on Trees in Burlingame Update Secretary Borba handed out a tri-fold brochure, Trees A Big Deal!, to the Commissioners for use in the power point presentation and Commissioner Dinuri suggested to use the Tree Board Handbooks to pull information from for the presentation. Commissioner Kirchner stated the presentation should be about a half hour focusing on the past, present and future of the City of Burlingame trees. NEW BUSINESS 1. Arbor Day — March 5, 2020 at 11:15am in Washington Park West End Secretary Borba announced the invitation to the Commissioners to attend Arbor Day on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Commissioner Dinuri will contact John Ward the Residential Sustainable Landscape Award winner to invite him to attend Arbor Day where a tree will be planted in his honor. 2. Business Landscape Award Update Secretary Borba handed out a draft timeline and application for the Business Landscape Award. The Commissioners all accepted the timeline. Commissioner Hunt suggested each commissioner nominate two businesses. Commissioner Bauer requested a list of past winners. Commissioner Kirchner will email all the Commissioners the list of past Business Landscape Award winners. Secretary Borba will post the application in the eNews. 3. Residential Sustainable Landscape Award Update Secretary Borba handed out the criteria of the Residential Sustainable Landscape Award, a timeline and a map by area. The Commissioners choose the area they would like to inspect for nominees. Commissioner Kirchner area #1, Commissioner Dinuri area #2, Commissioner Hunt area #3, Commissioner Bauer area #4 and Commissioner Kearney area #5. Commissioner Hunt suggested each Commissioner select two nominees. The Commissioners all accepted the timeline. REPORTS 1. Director Glomstad None 2. Parks Superintendent/City Arborist City Arborist Disco reported PG&E is working in the City trees clearing wires. He also stated in the area around the Recreation Center the sidewalk replacement contractor is working on replacing sidewalks. The City removed three Eucalyptus trees on Burlingame Avenue due to poor structure and all trees will be replanted with Eucalyptus `Citreadora's'. The City tree crew planted 75 trees during the January planting. 3. Commissioner Hunt None 4. Commissioner Bauer Commissioner Bauer stated she attended the El Camino Real meeting. It was a lovely presentation of past, present and future of El Camino Real. They explained how the Eucalyptus grove came to be and the history of it and what they have planned for it. They had examples and diagrams to show what it could look like. Commissioner Bauer felt the reactions were favorable. The area would cover from Santa Inez to Murchison on El Camino Real. 5. Commissioner Kirchner Commissioner Kirchner asked why there are so few street trees in the Mills Estate Area. Arborist Disco stated mostly because they block the views. 6. Commissioner Kearney Commissioner Kearney reminded the Commissioners the Commissioner Dinner is on March 13, 2020 at Trapeze. 7. Commissioner Dinuri Commissioner Dinuri stated she watched a documentary about trees that was emailed to her from then Mayor Colson and Jennifer Pfaff. She stated it was very good and encourage the other Commissioners to watch it. The next Beautification Commission meeting is March 5, 2020. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:27 pm. Respectfully submitted, Gina Borba Administrative Staff